Lost and Found Cat

Lost and Found Cat

Juvenile non fiction
"Late one night in August 2015, a car driven by a smuggler snuck out
of the city of Mosul, in the country of Iraq. The smuggler's
passengers were a mother and her four daughters and one son.
Their father had recently died.
Sura, the mother, had paid the smugglers to help her family flee
the country. Mosul had become too dangerous."
Sura and her children, protagonists of Doug Kuntz and Amy
Shrodes' Lost and Found Cat: The True Story of Kunkush's Incredible
Journey, carried an unusual, hidden immigrant. They were only allowed
to take what they could personally carry. They were bringing food for
the journey and their beloved white family cat, Kunkush. This was
very risky. If the smuggler discovered a cat he could extort a lot
more money from the desperate family.
For three days the family climbed mountains and walked through
forests. Two weeks in Istanbul involved moving from hiding place to
hiding place and keeping a lookout for patrols. Then there was the
ride across the Aegean Sea in an overcrowded rubber boat. Through all
that Kunkush was into his carrier until...
...On the Greek island of Lesbos Kunkoosh escaped and
disappeared. The heartbroken family searched until they had to leave
with their beloved companion. Odds were not with a reunion. But
sometimes miracles happen...
Read the book and see for yourself.
Lost and Found Cat is a perfect way to introduce children and
many adults to the refugee crisis. The universality of loving a
companion animal will transcend any barrier of differentness people
set up in their heads. Readers will realize that refugees are not
terrorists who hate our way of life, but humans like themselves
wanting food, shelter, and safety for themselves and their loved ones.
This poignant story of the depth of devotion of a family for a
cat reminded me how important it is for me to get Joy To Maine
started. Recall it's to raise money for vetinary surgery for
companion animals that otherwise would have to be put down? Right now
I'm redeeming returnables. I have $123 in a credit union account.
I'm starting up a penny drive. When the semester starts I'll start
looking for someone with computer expertise and a love for animal
companions to help me get the website set up.
On a purrrrsonal note, my Joey cat is thriving. He's very healthy and
happy and sneaky. He has figured out how to get me to play with him
by catching my eye by miaowing, batting one of the lower Christmas
tree ornaments, and looking up toward the top of the tree.
Outside my window the promised big snow storm has commenced. They're
predicting a foot. It's a good day for Joey and me to party inside.
Great big shout outs go out to the companion animals who add so much
to our lives and the people including my husband who will be out in
the teeth of the storm clearing up what mother nature dishes out. Our
knights in shining excavators and dump trucks.
jules hathaway


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